Investigative Assistant - Investigator Remote

Join Our Team as SEC - Background Investigative Assistant!
Fully Remote in US

Company:
Protection Strategies, Inc.

At Protection Strategies, Inc. (PSI), a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we engage with industry professionals to provide top-tier security solutions and personnel security expertise for the U.S. Government. Our mission is to safeguard our clients' interests with integrity and innovation, reshaping the landscape of security.

Become part of a dedicated team that values people first and believes in making a meaningful impact. We offer cutting-edge solutions that promote safety and protect critical infrastructure. Your hard work will be recognized in our mission-driven culture.

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine
• Financial Support: 401(K) Retirement Plan, Tuition Assistance, Disability Products
• Wellness Programs:
  Employee Assistance, Good Rx, Commuter Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts: HSA + HRA

This individual supports the Office of Security Services, Personnel Security Operations Branch providing administrative and investigative support related to planning and conducting pre‑employment inquiries and issue resolution covering the character, practices, suitability, or qualifications of persons seeking to work for or on behalf of the client. Contacting federal, state and local officials, and other organizations and individuals related to the subject investigation, to gather facts, obtain statements, learn sequences of events, obtain explanations and other advance investigative objectives.

Conduct quality review of reports of investigation and personnel security case files.

• Contacts other personnel security operations and documents the reason for a "please call" designation in CVS.
• Conducts status checks on background investigations utilizing the automated OPM Personnel Investigations Processing System (PIPS).
• Conducts telephone and written inquiries in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974.
• Conducts Subject contact in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and obtains written statements when required.
• Initiates background investigations at the correct tier based on the risk/sensitivity level of the position in the DCSA NBIS eApp system.
• Reports and documents result of inquiries.
• Completes investigative leads within established time frames.
• Conducts post‑investigation follow‑up necessary for issue resolution and adjudication.
• Monitors personnel security mailbox, work log, and workflow as necessary.
• Assists in audit preparation.
• Other personnel security assistant tasks as assigned.
• Must have applied knowledge of GSA PIV card processing system, USAccess.
• Validates need for investigation by conducting a check of OPM CVS.
• Establishes, reviews, and monitors background investigation accounts and information in the DCSA NBIS eApp system.
• Identifies where reciprocity may be accepted in processing based on PERSEC community and client policies.
• Creates security and/or suitability files for applicants or contractors; organizes records; maintains files; and collates documents in support of the client background investigation process.
• Initiates background investigations at the correct tier based on the risk/sensitivity level of the position in the DCSA NBIS eApp system.

• Utilizes the GSA USAccess system to sponsor individuals for HSPD-12 PIV credentials to grant logical and physical access to client facilities and allow enrollment of fingerprints for criminal history records checks.
• Drafts correspondence in the form of LOIs, Adjudicative Worksheets, and Notices of Proposed Action for second-level review.
  
  Reviews all required documentation to ensure they are complete and accurate and that the information in all documents and case papers, hard copy or electronic, meet OPM standards for case scheduling.

• A minimum of two years of experience conducting background investigations for the purpose of adjudication for suitability or national security, or two years of combined experience;
  One-year conducting investigations and one year of suitability and fitness case processing…